What To Serve With Flank Steak-Top 50 Side Dishes

Last Updated on July 5, 2023 by Sabrina Currie

There's nothing quite like a perfectly cooked and thinly sliced flank steak. But what takes a steak dinner from good to amazing are the great sides. From classic salads to grilled veggies, delicious sauces to baked potatoes and everything in between, if you're wondering what to serve with flank steak, here are the top 50 mouthwatering photos and recipes.

Flank steak is a tough cut of beef that when cut across the grain of the meat, serves up tender and juicy. Need inspiration? Here are some of my favorite flank steak marinades, rubs and recipes.)

Side Salads

A good side salad really completes a steak dinner. These vibrant salad recipes use big bold flavours like Thai dressing, olive oil + balsamic vinegar, blue cheese and citrus juice to bring great flavors to your menu and really compliment this lean and flavorful cut of beef.

Plus, leftover or extra dressing makes a good marinade for your favorite steaks. The acidity in most salad dressings really help tenderize the long muscle fibres of flank steak.

A flank steak begs for something flavorful and fun but if you prefer a more familiar side dish, a traditional Caesar salad with Parmesan cheese or a classic wedge salad with blue cheese pair really well with all steak dinners.

Flank Steak Salad with Thai Dressing

My personal favorite side salad, this flank steak salad will be on your table in 30 minutes. Bright and vibrant with fresh herbs and a Thai style dressing that can be made ahead. The dressing also doubles as the marinade for the steak.

Thai Flank Steak Salad

Shaved Jicama + Blood Orange Salad

Crisp jicama marinated in a zesty cilantro lime dressing topped with juicy blood orange slices, pomegranate arils, ripe avocado, and chili lime sea salt. This goes well with Caribbean flavours and marinades.

Jicama + Orange Salad

Apple Kale Slaw With Maple Tahini Salad Dressing (V)

Maple, tahini and lime make a fantastic creamy and tangy dressing while apples and kale give satisfying crunch and texture. This is a fast, vegan and gluten-free kale salad that's big on flavor and goes great with BBQ!

Apple Kale Slaw

Basil Chive Cucumber + Corn Salad

Fresh sweet corn and crunchy cucumbers with the lively taste of basil and chives and just a touch of mayo makes for the perfect summer salad that everyone will love! It's so easy to toss together and goes well with a smoked or grilled steak.

Cucumber Corn Salad

Burrata Salad + Balsamic Glaze

Burrata salad with balsamic glaze is a caprese salad with cherry tomatoes, creamy burrata cheese, basil & spring mix - a perfect summer salad for Mediterranean dinner menu.

Burrata Salad

Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad

With fresh, ripe tomatoes and cucumbers, this Mediterranean cucumber tomato salad adds lots of ripe, juicy acidity to a sumptuous flank steak dinner.

Cucumber Tomato Salad

Rocket and Pear salad

Sweet and salty, soft and crunchy, rocket and pear salad has a ton of flavor and texture from Asian pear, blue cheese, walnuts and spicy rocket. A delicious and hearty salad for pairing with sliced steak in the fall and winter. My personal favorite salad to serve with flank steak.

Rocket + Arugula Winter Salad

Balsamic Pasta Salad

Flavorful balsamic pasta salad combines pasta shells, bell peppers, red onion, tomatoes, feta cheese, cucumber, and balsamic vinaigrette. A hearty, all-in-one side dish to pair with thin slices of beef flank.

Balsamic Pasta Salad

Veggies

Not just for health, vegetables make our dinner plate look gorgeous and the right veggie side dishes compliment the best marinaded flank steaks. When you're wondering what to serve with flank steak, veggies should always be at the top of your list.

Pick from Mediterranean or smoked flavours, a veggie potato or retro cheese casserole, elegant rapini or homestyle Southern collard greens to create the perfect match with your fave steak recipe. These delicious side dishes are quick and easy and make you feel great.

Other easy and great side dishes include onion rings or green peas that can be quickly cooked from frozen.

Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables

These delicious roasted Mediterranean vegetables with basil oil are easily prepared and a great way to get your family to enjoy more vegetables.

Mediterranean Roast Veggies

Quick And Easy Broccoli Beef Just Like Panda Express

This is a mouthwatering beef and broccoli dish just like Panda Express! With tender slices of beef, crunchy crisp broccoli florets and a savory sauce, this is the perfect meal any night of the week.

Beef and Broccoli

Simple Traeger Asparagus

Here's a new favorite side dish if you love to use a Traeger grill. Simple seasoning and a squeeze of lemon juice bring so much flavor to this easy Traeger asparagus recipe! Bake it up in the oven if you don't have a Traeger.

Traeger Asparagus

Cheesy Velveeta Corn

Sometimes you just need a good retro side dish and this cheesy corn fits the bill. So tasty, enjoy cheesy Velveeta corn made in the microwave, when you want to throw together an easy side dish at the last minute.

Veveeta Corn

Homemade Italian Broccoli Rabe (Sautéed Rapini)

Sautéed rapini is a simple side dish of Italian style broccoli. It is very nutritious, a tiny bit bitter, and definitely one of my favorite green vegetables. Serve it along with thinly sliced beef and gnocchi, pasta or polenta for an Italian steak dinner.

Italian Rapini

Honey Sriracha Brussels Sprouts

Sweet, spicy, crispy and soft, these honey sriracha Brussels sprouts are SO good! These take just minutes to prepare and bake. Serve them up for a spicy veggie side with your fave marinated steak recipe!

Sriracha Brussels Sprouts

Easy Roasted Broccoli

Just toss broccoli florets on an aluminum foil or parchment lined baking sheet for an easy and healthy side dish. Roasting adds rich nutty flavor for a rich tasting but healthy side.

Roasted Broccoli

Smothered Green Beans

Smothered green beans with bacon are an easy side dish with tons of flavor! All you need is 6 ingredients and a few minutes of prep time. A traditional side dish for beef flank steak.

Green Beans

Vegetable Potato Bake

This vegetable potato bake is a versatile side dish that goes well with so many steak recipes. It's easy, tasty, and topped with melty cheese.

Veggie Potato Caserole

Collard Greens Stir-fry

Collard greens stir-fry is the perfect quick and easy side for your meals. Thinly sliced and quickly sautéed, you'll have your collard greens ready in just a few minutes. Swiss chard or kale is a great sub for collards if you can't get collard greens where you are.

Collard Greens

Zucchini Cheddar Fritters

Yummy and kid-friendly, these are healthy (Eggs and Zucchini) and so quick to whip up! Serve with Herbed Yogurt Dip, Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Ketchup or a simple store bought marinara sauce for dipping or even just a squish of fresh lemon. 

Cheddar Zucchini Fritters

Red Cabbage Sauerkraut

This recipe can be multiplied to make as many jars as you like. Simply follow the 2 tablespoon kosher salt per 1 liter of filtered water. Once you try this, feel free to experiment adding shredded carrot, beet or apple or play with different spices adjusting to your personal preference.

Red Sauerkraut

Mushrooms

It doesn't get any more traditional than steak and mushrooms! Mushrooms are quick and easy to cook while giving great texture and earthy flavor to a juicy flank steak, London broil or a New York strip steak. Get fancy and stuff them or make an easy recipe of garlic butter sautéed shrooms. (If you love mushrooms, you've gotta try this AMAZING mushroom soup and the warm and comforting mushroom lentil stew.)

Fried Oyster Mushrooms

These mushrooms fry up golden brown and delicious with garlic and herbs. Done in 20 minutes or less, these mushrooms are great piled on top of thinly sliced flank steak or served up on toast alongside.

Fried Oyster Mushrooms

Butter Garlic Mushrooms

Cooked over high heat with loads of garlic and butter and topped with parsley or green onion make these butter garlic mushrooms a 10 minute, stovetop side dish that's rich, earthy, and delicious!

Butter Garlic Mushrooms

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Flavoursome spinach and cheese stuffed portobello mushrooms are ideal as an easily prepared starter, a side dish for any delicious beef recipe.

Stuffed Mushrooms

Potatoes + Fries

Creamy mashed potatoes pair well as do all of these tasty potato recipes. Beyond a plain baked potato (which is fine too), try classic French fries (steak frites), home fries, twice baked, au gratin or classic American potato salad. One of these is guaranteed to be a perfect partner with your juicy grilled steak.

Sweet potatoes make another fantastic steak side dish. Make whole baked sweet potatoes or sweet potato fries for a sweet and salty starch side.

Don't forget to boil and reduce any excess marinade to drizzle over your finished steak and potatoes.

Perfect Baked Sweet Potato

Perfectly baked sweet potatoes have a soft, sweet, and fluffy inside with a crispy flavorful outside. One of my favorite easy side dish recipes, they're packed with essential vitamins and minerals. Serve them with a pat of butter and a sprinkle of salt for a simple accompaniment to sliced beef.

Baked Sweet Potatoes

Oven Baked French Fries

These oven baked fries turn out crispy and delicious every time! They make the perfect pairing for every great steak recipe.

Baked French Fries

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Crispy smashed potatoes are a heavenly comfort food family dinner recipe. Serve these oven-roasted potatoes with homemade herb butter and put a little on your steak too!

Smashed Potatoes

Pan Fried Potatoes & Onions

Crispy pan fried potatoes & onions are a southern classic recipe that's great side dish for lunch or dinner. All you need is a skillet & 30 minutes.

Home Fries

Garlic Roasted Potato Salad

Roasted garlic potato salad adds rich flavor and texture a juicy steak dinner. This salad is tasty and easy and is meant to be eaten with your favourite steak recipe.

Garlic Potato Salad

Twice Baked Bacon Potatoes

Twice baked bacon potatoes are probably one of the most versatile recipes for dinner. Flavours of bacon and potatoes will pair up great with a rich steak marinade.

Bacon Stuffed Potatoes

Gratin Dauphinois (a French Potato Side Dish)

Who doesn't love potatoes au gratin?! So tasty and easy to prepare ahead of time, this classic side dish leaves you free to enjoy pre dinner drinks with your guests.

Potato Gratin

Roasted Red Skin Potatoes with Rosemary

The most simple potatoes get roasted up with rosemary for a traditional side dish made extra gorgeous with red skinned new potatoes.

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

Rice + Risotto

Rice is so versatile and compliments recipes from around the world. Spanish, Italian, Carribean and Asian flavours are easy to coax from rice pilaf or risotto. Even paella works well if you've got a Spanish flavoured steak marinade.

Classic Chanterelle Mushroom Risotto

Creamy, earthy and comforting, this chanterelle mushroom risotto is totally luxurious. Garnished with fried mushrooms, it can be the only side dish or add in one of the Italian salads and Roasted Mediterranean veg for a big spread.

Mushroom Risotto

Lemon Scallop Risotto

Creamy sweet scallops and risotto are a luxurious match for any steak. This risotto comes together quirky for an impressive side dish, making dinner a delicious 2 dish surf 'n turf meal.

Scallop Risotto

Jamaican Rice + Peas Recipe

This Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe is the BEST Caribbean side with perfectly fluffed rice, hearty red beans, a hint of coconut flavor and spices galore. For any jerk seasoning marinated steak, this is a must-have side dish.

Jamaican Rice + Peas

Easy Homemade Rice Pilaf

Easy rice pilaf is a great base to place steak slices on top of. Rice made with chicken stock gets more flavor from onion and garlic powder and a handful of chopped parsley at the end.

Rice Pilaf

Coconut Lime Rice

A perfect side for almost any Asian marinated flank steak (or skirt steak), this coconut rice is the classic flavor we all love! Quick and easy, pair it up with the Thai steak salad or any simple sautéed vegetable.

Coconut Rice

Gnocchi + Pasta

Instead of potatoes, consider serving dishes like pasta and gnocchi with sliced steak for an elegant evening meal. Flank steak, a tough cut of meat, gets sliced up thin, making it tender and juicy. Perfect for serving alongside herb flecked sides of fluffy gnocchi or tender noodles.

Super Easy Pesto Gnocchi

Ready in just 15 minutes, this pesto gnocchi is easy and so fresh. A perfect side for Italian or French marinated meats.

Pesto Gnocchi

Pan Fried Gnocchi

Pan fried gnocchi is gnocchi fried in skillet that has a crispy, browned outside and a pillow soft texture inside. This gnocchi is a great black canvas for any sliced flank steak dinners and it only takes 15 minutes.

Pan Fried Gnocchi

Creamy Chimichurri Steak Pasta Recipe

An easy chimichurri & crème fraiche sauced pasta is perfect topped with garlicky grilled steak. A bright melange of green herbs and sour cream make a great sauce for bow tie pasta.

Chimichurri Pasta + Steak

Seafood Sides For Surf 'n Turf

If you're wondering what to serve with flank steak, seafood recipes are an ideal side dish for all your favourite steak recipes. Grilled prawns, fried crab cakes or miso baked oysters will all elevate this steak dinner to Friday night status. Steamed seafood with garlic butter is delicious too. This flavourful cut of beef goes particularly well with juicy seafood whether you cook them up on the grill or under the broiler.

Easy Grilled Prawns With Garlic And Parsley Butter

Delicious and easy, these large size shrimp are perfect to toss on the grill along with your flank steak, basting a few times with garlic butter and herbs. Serve up both on a platter with lots of napkins for your guests to eat, shelling them as they go.

Grilled Prawns

Miso Baked Oysters (Oysters Motoyaki)

Miso, lemon and oysters make this riffJapanese on Oysters Rockefeller. Quick and easy, these oysters are tangy and bubbling with cheese and pari great with a rich meal of teriyaki steak and steamed veggies.

Broil them in their shells or use a ramekin.

Miso Baked Oysters

Coctel De Camaron (Mexican Shrimp Cocktail)

Mexican shrimp cocktail is so flavorful you can serve it up as a great appetizer or spoon it over cooked and sliced steak alongside rice and beans. Spicy and bold, a great Mexican side dish.

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp Recipe

If you love the tropical flavor of fried coconut shrimp, you'll love these paired up for a fun surf 'n turf dinner!

Coconut Shrimp

Tacos + Beans + Salsa

Wondering what else goes with flank steak? Whether you go Italian or Southwest, these beans, salsa and tortillas, will make your beef flank steak better than any filet mignon around! Fresh tortillas transform a good flank or skirt steak into steak fajitas, tacos and more with chili powder, garlic powder and other great flavours. If going with the Italian beans, pair it up with green salad and Italian dressing for an easy and perfect dinner.

Savory Rhubarb Salsa

A delicious, fresh and seasonal salsa perfect over thinly sliced grilled meat and veggies. Perfect fresh spring flavours with lots of acidity.

Rhubarb Salsa

4 Ingredient Guacamole Recipe

A classic guacamole with just four ingredients, it is a delicious creamy condiment for fresh and leftover flank steak too! Great in a taco or spooned over top.

Guacamole

Homemade Baked Beans With Molasses

Homemade baked beans is a family favorite and these get baked up from scratch! Brown sugar, molasses and ketchup add great flavor to this perfect side dish. The sweet, creamy texture goes great with this lean cut of beef.

Baked Beans

Vegan White Bean Stew Recipe

Simple, classic vegan white bean stew is both traditional and fresh. A great vegan main dish made creamy by a low slow simmer and equally at home as a side dish or served on crostini as an appetizer.

Italian White Bean Stew

Flank Steak Tacos with Avocado Corn Salsa

Flank steak tacos with avocado corn salsa will seriously kick up your taco night! They are super easy to make and loaded with flavor. Sweet corn, fresh cilantro leaves and lime juice bring classic taco flavours and thinly sliced tough cuts of beef bring big flavor in tender slices.

Avocado Corn Flank Steak Tacos

Sauces + Marinades

Sauces are a great side dish for flank steak. Serve on the side to dip into or slather them over a hot steak to let them melt over. From sweet and sticky blackberry barbecue sauce to bright, herbal chimichurrie, creamy melted compound butter or luxurious, rich bacon aioli, there are lots of great flavor bombs here to up your flank steak game!

Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce Recipe

Often made with fresh parsley, this awesome chimichurri sauce uses cilantro, oregano and jalapenos for big bold flavor. It's a delicious way to give a great steak a big flavor boost.

Chimichurri Sauce

Easy Homemade Bacon Aioli Sauce (Bacon Mayonnaise)

Makes approximately 2 cups or 16 two tablespoon sized servings.

Bacon Aioli

Almond Pesto

Luxurious Italian pesto with almonds, basil and garlic is excellent on pasta, pizza, crostini, bruschetta and more!

Almond Pesto

Garlic Herb Compound Butter

Garlic herb compound butter is one of the easiest, tastiest, and most versatile condiments you can whip up in minutes. It easily adds extra flavor to thinly sliced flank steak for a crowd favorite recipe.

Garlic Herb Butter

Best Carne Asada Marinade

Flavorful and filled with authentic Mexican flavor, carne asada gets marinated in fresh lime juice, orange juice, soy sauce, herbs and spices before being cooked on a hot grill. The tenderizing effects of a marinade transforms a tough cut of beef into a a tender, juicy steak dinner!

Carne Asada

Blackberry Barbecue Sauce

Tangy, thick, rich and addictive.  This sauce is perfect for pork tenderloin, ribs and chicken.

Blackberry BBQ Sauce

Super Easy Flank Steak Marinade {2 Ingredients!}

This easy Marinated, Grilled Flank Steak recipe has been a family favorite for decades. You need just 2 ingredients ... seriously, JUST 2! Yet it's flavorful, tender and delicious, every single time!

Easy Steak Marinade

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